Capitalism Notes: Economy: the market and trends in which businesses make and sell goods while consumers demand and purchase them - The system of production, distribution, and consumption between a nation and others - System by which a group of people organizes its resources, labor, production, goods, and currency
America practices what’s called a mixed economy – it combines elements of capitalism and socialism (sometimes referred to as Welfare Capitalism)
-examples: · the government stepping in and bailing out large businesses that are failing · Medicare + food stamps · Social security · Unemployment benefits · Government regulates business, trade, minimum wage · Government taxes individuals + businesses
Personally I think capitalism is a good structure for our economy because it allows businesses to thrive on what the demands of the people are. It doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll be successful just because your company is producing goods, but if your company is producing goods people want to buy again and again or want to purchase to keep for a long period of time (such as stocks) then you are going to be successful and make a lot of money. Not everyone receives exactly the same income and benefits but if you work hard and people like what you put into the market, you’ll earn everything you sell. Our country was set up to have a capitalist economy, but if you think about it it’s not completely capitalist. The government does occasionally step in and help businesses you need help if they are large corporations that provide many jobs/means of income for the American people.
Chapter 12 Preview: Antebellum Culture and Reform
Antebellum - most often refers to the time before the American Civil War (1820s-1860s)
Romanticism = movement in Europe + America
Temperance movement = band on alcohol
Transcendentalism movement = any system of philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and spiritual above the empirical and material
Henry David Thoreau + Civil Disobedience = if a government violated the morality of an individual
The Temperance Movement:
pros + cons of alcohol consumption
Pros
a few health benefits
emotional relief
social activities
could possibly lower your risk of a heart attack, stroke, heart diseases, etc (moderate consumption)
Cons
too much alcohol consumption = could lead to death
death
accidents (car accidents, etc)
domestic violence
suicide
stroke
cancer
In my opinion, I think at this point it would be ridiculous to try to ban alcohol. I think if the government were to do such a thing, people would feel more inclined to try to obtain alcohol and drink with their friends. Many people feel more inclined to do that with other illegal substances, sometimes just because the government says they can't, and it makes doing these things all the more exciting for some people. If it's not illegal, it's not such a big issue. A law banning alcohol would have some overall great effects on society (such as fewer accidents, suicides, etc) but I think too many people would lash out against such a law. If I were in charge of creating such a law I'd try to create a document that would make the drinking age restriction a bit higher so that maybe when people are out of high school and finished with college they can start drinking, but I don't think theres much to do beyond that.
In 1919, the 18th amendment (Prohibition) of the Constitution was passed and it outlawed the making, selling, and distribution of alcohol. Either way many people would produce and sell alcohol, and soon a black market emerged. In the end it backfired in various ways because there was no tax money coming in from these sales and the governemnt could not regulate these sales. These illegal substances were also being made in a variety of unsanitary ways ( in people's basements, bath tubs, etc)
In 1933, the 21st amendment repealed the 18th amendment.
temperance is about moderating (moderating or disciplining your intake); it's not prohibition
demographic group that led the temperance movement: women, especially married women (because their husbands were spending too much of the family money, abusing their wives and their children, and not taking care of their work/responsibilities)
In this lithograph by Nathanial Currier, he shows what the consequences of alcohol consumption could ultimately be. In this image a man starts out having a drink with a friend and as he moved up the ladder he's obviously consuming more and more alcohol regularly. When he reaches the tophe's nothing but a drunk having a good time with his friends. After that he slowly declines to a state of poverty and disease, lonliness, desperation, crime, and finally death by suicide (while his wife and child grieve). This image is a strong representation of what most temperance advocates agrued would happen as a result of too much alcohol consumption. I wouldn't doubt it's accuracy then, and unfortunately, even now.
DBQ work:
Docs: A + D + C
John Winthrop’s work titled “A Model of Christian Charity” indicates that the Puritan society in New England valued their clean reputation and believed in unity through their religion. In addition to that they also used their religion to justify various actions of which could’ve been considered controversial, such as their attack on a Native American group of which was described by William Bradford. The extent to which they are devoted to Puritanism is better explained through “The Enlarged Salem Covenant of 1636”, where the people of Salem vow to uphold the church and it’s teachings more than anything.
Doc: B
According to the map of colonial New England, the Puritans layed out various towns with the town hall and church at the center surrounded by homes, with those homes also being surrounded by the farms of the individual families they belonged to. This set up clearly demonstrates how the Puritans valued a closeknit community where they could very easily keep an eye on one another.
Doc: E
Despite the Puritan’s high values on education and learning, their motives for putting so much emphasis on the matter was strongly influenced by their desire to better their church. In the document titled A statement about education in New England, the individual who made the statement admits that the one thing they would dread would be to "leave an illiterate Ministry to the Churches
Civil War
In my opinion, the Civil War was largely about whether or not states could secede, not necessarily about slavery. Slavery was certainly an important part of the division between the north and the south, but eliminating slavery slowly became a central war aim for the north, it was not automatically their main aim/purpose.
- L: In her opinion the Civil War revolved around the issue of slavery and was the main factor setting apart the north and the south
- M: The north didn't care enough about the issue of slvaery to make a war out of it, think it was mainly political ( more slave/free states added to the Union = upsetting the balance of power in the Senate)
Reconstruction: 1865 - 1877 (real Reconstruction: 1867-68)
Compromise of 1877 = North telling the South they'd take back the northern troops who had been stationed there + allowed them to govern their communities again
- the removal of the north's troops from the south allowed the south to go back to their old ways (not slavery, but discriminating against them + limiting them in various ways), took actions to keep African Americans from political office + success
- African Americans played a major role in it's development + progresss
Chapter 11
Key Terms:
Chapter 11 Questions:
Capitalism Notes:
Economy: the market and trends in which businesses make and sell goods while consumers demand and purchase them
- The system of production, distribution, and consumption between a nation and others
- System by which a group of people organizes its resources, labor, production, goods, and currency
America practices what’s called a mixed economy – it combines elements of capitalism and socialism (sometimes referred to as Welfare Capitalism)
-examples:
· the government stepping in and bailing out large businesses that are failing
· Medicare + food stamps
· Social security
· Unemployment benefits
· Government regulates business, trade, minimum wage
· Government taxes individuals + businesses
Personally I think capitalism is a good structure for our economy because it allows businesses to thrive on what the demands of the people are. It doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll be successful just because your company is producing goods, but if your company is producing goods people want to buy again and again or want to purchase to keep for a long period of time (such as stocks) then you are going to be successful and make a lot of money. Not everyone receives exactly the same income and benefits but if you work hard and people like what you put into the market, you’ll earn everything you sell.
Our country was set up to have a capitalist economy, but if you think about it it’s not completely capitalist. The government does occasionally step in and help businesses you need help if they are large corporations that provide many jobs/means of income for the American people.
Chapter 12 Preview: Antebellum Culture and Reform
Antebellum - most often refers to the time before the American Civil War (1820s-1860s)
The Temperance Movement:
pros + cons of alcohol consumption- Pros
a few health benefitsemotional relief
social activities
could possibly lower your risk of a heart attack, stroke, heart diseases, etc (moderate consumption)
- Cons
too much alcohol consumption = could lead to deathdeath
accidents (car accidents, etc)
domestic violence
suicide
stroke
cancer
In this lithograph by Nathanial Currier, he shows what the consequences of alcohol consumption could ultimately be. In this image a man starts out having a drink with a friend and as he moved up the ladder he's obviously consuming more and more alcohol regularly. When he reaches the tophe's nothing but a drunk having a good time with his friends. After that he slowly declines to a state of poverty and disease, lonliness, desperation, crime, and finally death by suicide (while his wife and child grieve). This image is a strong representation of what most temperance advocates agrued would happen as a result of too much alcohol consumption. I wouldn't doubt it's accuracy then, and unfortunately, even now.
DBQ work:
Docs: A + D + C
John Winthrop’s work titled “A Model of Christian Charity” indicates that the Puritan society in New England valued their clean reputation and believed in unity through their religion. In addition to that they also used their religion to justify various actions of which could’ve been considered controversial, such as their attack on a Native American group of which was described by William Bradford. The extent to which they are devoted to Puritanism is better explained through “The Enlarged Salem Covenant of 1636”, where the people of Salem vow to uphold the church and it’s teachings more than anything.
Doc: B
According to the map of colonial New England, the Puritans layed out various towns with the town hall and church at the center surrounded by homes, with those homes also being surrounded by the farms of the individual families they belonged to. This set up clearly demonstrates how the Puritans valued a closeknit community where they could very easily keep an eye on one another.
Doc: E
Despite the Puritan’s high values on education and learning, their motives for putting so much emphasis on the matter was strongly influenced by their desire to better their church. In the document titled A statement about education in New England, the individual who made the statement admits that the one thing they would dread would be to "leave an illiterate Ministry to the Churches
Chapter 12
Chapter 12 Questions:
Chapter 13
Key Terms:WHD: Notes 12/7/10
Civil War
In my opinion, the Civil War was largely about whether or not states could secede, not necessarily about slavery. Slavery was certainly an important part of the division between the north and the south, but eliminating slavery slowly became a central war aim for the north, it was not automatically their main aim/purpose.
- L: In her opinion the Civil War revolved around the issue of slavery and was the main factor setting apart the north and the south
- M: The north didn't care enough about the issue of slvaery to make a war out of it, think it was mainly political ( more slave/free states added to the Union = upsetting the balance of power in the Senate)
Reconstruction: 1865 - 1877 (real Reconstruction: 1867-68)
Compromise of 1877 = North telling the South they'd take back the northern troops who had been stationed there + allowed them to govern their communities again
- the removal of the north's troops from the south allowed the south to go back to their old ways (not slavery, but discriminating against them + limiting them in various ways), took actions to keep African Americans from political office + success
- African Americans played a major role in it's development + progresss
Chapter 14
Key Terms: in binderChapter 14 Questions:
Chapter 15
Key Terms: in binder from now onChapter 15 Questions: